University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra Repertoire
Beethoven Reimagined: A Journey of Discovery Through the Symphonies
September 30 | Livestream
Hosted by Professors Scott Murphy and Martin Nedbal
- Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, First Movement (Adagio molto – Allegro con brio)
- Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36, Second Movement (Larghetto)
- Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major “Eroica,” Op. 55, Third Movement (Scherzo: Allegro vivace)
- Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major, Op. 60, Fourth Movement (Allegro ma non troppo)
Intermission
- Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93, First Movement (Allegro vivace e con brio)
- Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, Second Movement (Allegretto)
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major “Pastoral,” Op. 68, Third Movement (Allegro)
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, Fourth Movement (Allegro)
Collage Concert
October 18 | Livestream
- Kevin Day Lightspeed: Fanfare for Orchestra
Beauty and Creation
November 5 | Livestream
- Stölzel City Beautiful
- Milhaud La Creation du Monde
- Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3
- Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 ‘Reformation’
Previous Repertoire
Dr. Carolyn Watson, Conductor
Collage Concert
September 13 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Dvořák Carnival Overture
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
September 26 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Featured in the University Daily Kansan
- Dvořák Carnival Overture
- Martinů Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola
- Juan-Miguel Hernandez soloist
- Schumann Symphony No. 3 ‘Rhenish’
KU Chamber Orchestra @ Haunting Humanities: Hall Center for the Humanities
October 23 | Abe and Jake’s Landing | Lawrence, KS
Featured in the University Daily Kansan
- Michael Jackson Thriller
- Hermann Psycho Suite (Excerpts)
- Saint- Saëns Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
- Prokofiev Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra – Halloween Spootakular!
October 31 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Bach/Stokowski Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
- Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Prokofiev Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet
- Berlioz Marche to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique
- Stephenson The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Saint-Saëns Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Side-by-side performance with Lawrence and Free State High School Orchestras
Vespers Featuring KU Choirs and KU Symphony Orchestra
Vespers on the Road | December 6 | Carlsen Center | Johnson County Community College
95th Annual Vespers | December 8 | Lied Center | Lawrence, KS
- Strauss Ziguenerbaron Overture
- Corelli Christmas Concerto Op. 6/8
- Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride
- Strauss Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
- Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5
Other choral and choral/orchestral repertoire with KU Choirs
Tenth Annual Scholarship Concert
February 15 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Kats-Chernin Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
- Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947)
- Pierce Jasmine Arrow Symphony
- Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
- Schubert Mass in G with KU Choirs
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra
March 27 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #6
- Higdon Blue Cathedral
- Copland Billy the Kid Suite
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor
- Concerto Competition Winner: Taeri Lee
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra
May 5 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Stölzel City Beautiful
- Bruckner Symphony No. 4 ‘The Romantic’
Dr. Carolyn Watson, Conductor
Collage Concert
Sept. 14 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Wagner Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Lied Center Presents: KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Blake Pouliot,violin
September 27 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’
- Brahms Violin Concerto, op. 77
- Blake Pouliot, soloist
KU @ The Kauffman: A Centenary of Conflict - Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I
Nov. 11 | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Kansas City, Missouri
- Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
- Barber Adagio for Strings
- Ravel Tombeau de Couperin
- Shostakovich Symphony No. 12 ‘The Year 1917’
Vespers featuring KU Choirs and KU Symphony Orchestra
Vespers on the Road | November 30 | Carlsen Center | Johnson County Community College
94th Annual Vespers | December 2 | Lied Center | Lawrence, KS
- Vivaldi Gloria from Gloria RV 589
- Biebl Ave Maria (Angelus Domine)
- Dvořák Slavonic Dance No. 8
- Tchaikovsky Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
- Forest See Amid the Winter’s Snow
- Arr. Tucker Forest
- Sing Along Medley
- Berlioz Hungarian March
- Rutter What Sweeter Music
- Strauss Radetzky March
- Bizet Les Toréadors from Carmen Suite No. 1
- Nigerian Carol arr. by Barrington Brooks Betelehemu
- Wilberg O Holy Night
DMA Conducting Recital
December 6 | Murphy Hall | Lawrence, KS
- Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet
- Smetana The Moldau
Ninth Annual Scholarship Concert: Fate and Destiny
February 15 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Verdi Overture to the Force of Destiny
- Brahms Schicksalslied, op. 54
- featuring KU Choirs
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’
The Elements: Rhythm, Melody, Form and Instrumentation
March 21 | Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
- Higdon Fanfare Ritmico
- Fauré Pavane
- Arutiunian Tuba Concerto
- Concerto Competition Winner: Max Gerhart, soloist
- Montsalvatge Desintegracion Morfologica de la Chacona de J.S. Bach
- Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34
- Carl Lejuez narrator
KU Opera Production
April 26, 28 and May 2, 4 | Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Muprhy Hall | University of Kansas
- Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream